jpdb beta

how; in what way; how about; questionable

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China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty

1

shop; store

1

cross mark; demerit mark; an X

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style

1

bank; banking institution

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Rizaemon

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

1

national bank

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

1

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

8

class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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three; 3

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well

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

1

combination; union; incorporation; congruence

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establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

2

preparation; arrangements

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to

3

again and again; repeatedly

1

to say; to tell; to state; to do

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

is not; am not; are not

3

to be; to exist

3

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)

1

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects

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Meiji Restoration

2

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

2

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

1

new government; new administration

1

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

2

hey; say; look

1

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

3

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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surely; certainly

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to bear fruit

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you; dear; honey

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